15th Field Brigade
Canadian Artillery
1927
Canadian Artillery
1927
as at 6 October 2020
Sub-units
31st Field Battery
68th Field Battery
85th Field Battery
Attached – 5th Medium Battery
Detached: 58th Field Battery CA-Victoria; attached to 5th (British Columbia) Regiment Canadian Garrison Artillery
31st Field Battery
68th Field Battery
85th Field Battery
Attached – 5th Medium Battery
Detached: 58th Field Battery CA-Victoria; attached to 5th (British Columbia) Regiment Canadian Garrison Artillery
Key Appointments
Canadian Artillery Association Competition 1926
15th Brigade awarded several trophies from the 1926 training period.
15th Brigade awarded several trophies from the 1926 training period.
Dominion Artillery Association Competition 1927
The unit has a strong performance in the 1927 competition.
The unit has a strong performance in the 1927 competition.
Unit Members
The War Services of Officers of the Active Militia notes the following members of 15th Field Brigade, Canadian Artillery. Major Richard Thomas Perry The War of 1914-21, France and Belgium 30/9/15 to 10/4/16; 27/11/16 to 10/2/17; 22/5/17 to 6/6/17. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Major Cyril Gainsborough Beeston The War of 1914-21, France and Belgium 9/3/16 to 16/4/16; 15/5/18 to 1/10/18. Egypt, Macedonia and Palestine 16/9/16 to 14/5/18. Wounded. British War Medal, Victory Medal Captain Frederic Clare Underhill The War of 1914-21, France and Belgium 9/3/16 to 17/6/16; 17/3/18 to 14/3/19. Despatches London Gazette 11/7/19. British War Medal, Victory Medal Lieutenant Claude Frederick Henry Twelves The War of 1914-21, France and Belgium 20/7/15 to -/8/17; 3/1/17 to 14/6/17. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Militia List Part I April 1927
The attached document lists the officers enroled in the 15th Field Brigade and some of their qualifications. These include: Regimental Staff Lieutenant-Colonel W.A. Townsley MC Adjutant Captain C.T. Batten Medical Officer Major J.W. Woodley MC Veterinary Officer Captain T.R.R. Hoggan 31st Field Battery Major R.T. Perry Captain F.R. Stuart Lieutenant P.C. Tees MM Lieutenant C.F.H. Twelves Lieutenant G.Y.L. Crossley 58th Field Battery (see 5th (B.C) C.B. C.A.) 68th Field Battery Major C.G. Beeston Captain J.E. Piercey Lieutenant A.S. Mansbridge Lieutenant G.P. Cowan Lieutenant A. LeR. MacInnes |
85th Field Battery (Howitzer)
Captain H.R. Bray Captain H. Sherwood Lieutenant R.G. Martin Lieutenant M.D.A. Fitzmaurice Lieutenant C.F. Hillary 15th Field Ammunition Column Captain A.W. Puttick Captain C.T. Batten 15th Reserve Field Brigade Lieutenant Colonel F.T. Coghlan DSO Major D.N. Hossie DSO Major H.L. McPherson MC Captain A.J. Cowan MC Lieutenant W.B. Buckworth 5th Medium Battery attached Major J.G. Chutter MC Captain T. Todrick Lieutenant N.G.B. Burley Lieutenant E.N. Bagshawe Lieutenant H.H. Wallace Lieutenant J.M. Watson-Mathews Lieutenant F.C. Whitehead MC 5th Reserve Medium Battery Major F.C. Underhill |
Officers' Mess
Lists
The following pages contain additional information relating to the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Honours and Awards
Trophies
Commanding Officers and Regimental Sergeants Major
Honoraries
Battery Commanders and Battery Sergeants Major
Band Appointments
Nominal Roll
Guns of the Regiment
Memorial Page
The following pages contain additional information relating to the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Honours and Awards
Trophies
Commanding Officers and Regimental Sergeants Major
Honoraries
Battery Commanders and Battery Sergeants Major
Band Appointments
Nominal Roll
Guns of the Regiment
Memorial Page